Cong telling 'lies' by saying its govt also conducted surgical strikes: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday challenged the Congress' claim that its government too had conducted surgical strikes across the Line of Control, accusing the party of telling "lies".
"Pehle upeksha, fir virodh, ab me too me too (They initially rejected it, then opposed and now saying 'me too' )," Modi said at an election rally here.
Modi's remark came a day after the Congress came out with a list of six anti-terror surgical strikes carried out during the UPA term.
The UPA government carried out six surgical strikes -- Bhattal sector in Poonch (June 19, 2008); Sharda sector, across Neelam River Valley, in Kel (August 30-September 1, 2011); Sawan Patra checkpost (January 6, 2013); Nazapir sector (July 27-28, 2013); Neelam Valley (August 6, 2013); and one on December 23, 2013, Congress spokesperson Rajeev Shukla had said in a press conference on Thursday.
"They initially mocked and rejected surgical strike but people had faith in me and they stood by me," he said.
He accused the ...